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The Hawk Chronicleshttps://audiotainment.news/2017/09/12/the-hawk-chronicles/
https://audiotainment.news/2017/09/12/the-hawk-chronicles/#respondTue, 12 Sep 2017 19:52:31 +0000http://audiotainment.wordpress.com/?p=1557]]>In 2015, I began writing the serialized drama The Hawk Chronicles for the sole purpose of giving its lead actress, Kirsten Strohmer, a vocal portfolio for her voice over startup business. We both had worked at MTS Broadcasting in Cambridge, Md. I had been there 27 years and she had been there at least 6. I left as the news director, and she left as head of the sales department. Her voice was so smooth and resonate that most clients wanted her to voice the commercials.

Initially, we had intended to make the episodes only 12 minutes each, and had no plans to air them. Then, after 16 episodes, our former boss heard one and said it would be perfect to introduce a segment on their AM station entitled: “When Radio Was”. He didn’t care about the length, since it would be a filler leading up to the show.

I also own and operate The TARDIS Photo Booth and we do many Comic Cons. A reporter for an internet TV program did a story on our booth and saw the literature on our show. He was also a producer for a new radio station in Arlington Va., WERA-LP. They picked up the show after we had produced 42 episodes, but they wanted each episode to be 26 minutes long in two parts. To meet these criteria, we split the show into two segments. Segment one was “How to write and Produce a Radio Drama” We did interviews with actors, producers, scientists, virtually everyone involved in such a project.

From episode 42 onward, I made the episodes twice as long and the interview segments much shorter. We utilize all amateur actors from all over. We have five from Sweden, one from the Philippines, and also Texas, Oklahoma, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia and Maryland.

The story follows Baltimore Detective Kate Hawk, who works for the Special Investigation Section (S.I.S.) Upon investigating the appearance of a strange object on the roof of a Baltimore small grocery store, she recognizes it as a monument from her hometown of Cambridge, Md. Eventually she learns that it is a portal device linking dimensions together, called a STIP, or Space Time Interstellar Portal. She can’t tell anyone, especially her partner, Jim Barnes, because she’d be classified psycho and lose her job. Eventually Jim joins her and she learns that there are others from a parallel earth here to keep tabs on us. The adventures eventually go into deep space.

The show is what is called “Hard Science” fiction. This means that everything that happens in the show is either proven science or accepted as theoretically possible. Great attention is given to detail and an actual theoretical physicist validates all my episodes.

The Hawk Chronicles was included in the 10 best podcasts by Baltimore Magazine, which also did this article.

We also received 8 Audio Verse nominations. The show’s star, Kirsten Strohmer was also in the nominations for the Geekie Awards.

A reporter, who then worked for WBOC-TV in Salisbury, MD did a story on us that can be heard here.

He loved the show so much that he became a character, using a pseudonym and a disguised voice. He now works in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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https://audiotainment.news/2017/07/21/lake-clarity/#respondFri, 21 Jul 2017 23:41:56 +0000http://audiotainment.wordpress.com/2017/07/21/lake-clarity/]]>Five teens head up to Camp Clarity to celebrate their last summer together, but little do they know they’re about to stumble onto dark secrets that surround the lake.
Lake Clarity finished up Season 1, April 23rd 2017. But on May 19th they released a Season 1 Supercut!

Now you can listen to the full, and uninterrupted adventure of Seth, Ally, Mike, Erin, and Brandon! From introductions, exploration, and crowbars to old secrets, concrete structures, and missing people, join the kids as they celebrate their last summer together, and discover the mysteries of Lake Clarity.

Lake Clarity is a proud member of the FateCrafters Network. Don’t forget to check out other amazing shows at FateCrafters.net!

Enjoy this podcast? Tell a friend! Or leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts.

Wanna know more about the Lake Clarity area? Find us on the social media links below! All of our music is created by Its Teeth! If you like good music, check out his website, or find him on Spotify or Bandcamp!

The Lake Clarity crew is working diligently to Kickstart Season 2. Maybe you can give them a hand-up in this endeavor.

But if some companies can pay our ISPs to have their content load faster, startups and small businesses that can’t pay those fees won’t be able to compete. You will kill the open marketplace that has enabled millions of small businesses and created the 5 most valuable companies in America-just to further enrich a few much less valuable cable giants famous for sky-high prices and abysmal customer service.

Internet providers will be able to impose a private tax on every sector of the American economy.

Moreover, under Chairman Pai’s plan, ISPs will be able to make it more difficult to access political speech that they don’t like. They’ll be able to charge fees for website delivery that would make it harder for blogs, nonprofits, artists, and others who can’t pay up to have their voices heard.

I’m sending this to the FCC’s open proceeding, but I worry that Chairman Pai, a former Verizon lawyer, has made his plans and will ignore me and millions of other Americans.

So I’m also sending this to my members of Congress. Please publicly support the FCC’s existing net neutrality rules based on Title II, and denounce Chairman Pai’s plans. Do whatever you can to dissuade him.

Thank you!

]]>https://audiotainment.news/2017/07/12/net-neutrality-how-this-can-effect-you/feed/0IMG_20170712_135946audiotainmentNew drops for June 23, 2017https://audiotainment.news/2017/06/24/new-drops-for-june-23-2017/
https://audiotainment.news/2017/06/24/new-drops-for-june-23-2017/#respondSat, 24 Jun 2017 04:46:02 +0000http://audiotainment.wordpress.com/?p=1059]]>Voice of All – The Magic Story Audio Drama HOU1 – The Hour of Revelation

]]>https://audiotainment.news/2017/06/17/pleasant-garden/feed/013497618_10153778932655945_6618110308228047829_oaudiotainmentTales of Thattownhttps://audiotainment.news/2017/06/17/tales-of-thattown/
https://audiotainment.news/2017/06/17/tales-of-thattown/#commentsSat, 17 Jun 2017 19:20:50 +0000http://audiotainment.wordpress.com/?p=993]]>Tales of Thattown: A small town full of nice people, bad politics and supernatural forces. Oh and sulfur in the water. Be careful about that.

Lore:

Mount Paling Park is something of a tourist trap in Joint County. This is a literal statement. There’s people that live in the mountain that steal tourists and leave behind disposable cameras full of blurry pictures. Mount Paling Park is something of a tourist trap in Joint County. This is a literal statement. There’s people that live in the mountain that steal tourists and leave behind disposable cameras full of blurry pictures. This has been happening a lot less now that the mad scientists have moved to the mountain range park

There’s a saying in THATTOWN that goes, “If not fer them folks yonder…”Not even Sadie knows what this phrase is referencing. Language is weird.

While not magically inclined like his brother Michael, Tyler understands the value of magical items. He owns parts to at least three different “doomsday” level item sets. One is a crown made of bones dipped in bronze, another is an unremarkable ring with a pink gemstone of unknown origin, the last is a universal remote control that looks to be from a Dollar General. He says it’s the most annoying one to keep because the remote actively hides from people looking for it.

Lynyrd Skynyrd music is forbidden within the confines of Joint County.Aside from trying to dismantle redneck stereotypes, this ban is also somehow connected to Allen Coe Hall. The ban’s drafters and Hall all refuse to comment on the measure.

Welcome to the world of Audio Drama! Grab your headphones, sit back, and go to a far away land.Ancestry: Book One is the first installment of Koach Studios’ new fantasy, audio adventure. Featuring over 2 hours of immersive audio drama that will keep you on the edge of your seat! There is currently the one episode out (Book One), but I imagine the series will leave you wanting more at each drop.

Boyd Barrett as MikhalChris Jarvis as ClerkDani Martineck as TarachDrew Profit as LucianEline Hoskens as NariJustin Fife as GadeonKarim Kronfli as OgsimLauren Thompson as Tinarah and SaphiraLindsey Leonardson as PaldiraMaxximillian Dafoe as OphaniMike Janson as the Dark VireniNick Winokur as LaerOwen McCuen as Borgin and the CreatureRobert Cudmore as NephSarah Golding as AliaSara Taylor as the Light VireniTanja Milojevic as HalielZoe Embler as Lyvianand Dayn Leonardson as Adimus

]]>https://audiotainment.news/2017/06/10/ancestry/feed/0wp-1497131252132.audiotainmentMagic, Monsters & Mayhemhttps://audiotainment.news/2017/06/10/magic-monsters-mayhem/
https://audiotainment.news/2017/06/10/magic-monsters-mayhem/#respondSat, 10 Jun 2017 21:34:27 +0000http://audiotainment.wordpress.com/?p=912]]>Visit a magical world of heroes, villains, elves, dwarves, dragons and talking cats! When you do you will come with us on a quest for adventure! And a journey of comedic fun!

Follow our band of heroes as they face off against some of the most hilariously evil villains you can possibly imagine!

]]>https://audiotainment.news/2017/06/10/magic-monsters-mayhem/feed/0MMM-Logo-LargeaudiotainmentThe Byron Chronicleshttps://audiotainment.news/2017/06/07/the-byron-chronicles/
https://audiotainment.news/2017/06/07/the-byron-chronicles/#respondWed, 07 Jun 2017 22:38:07 +0000http://audiotainment.wordpress.com/?p=845]]>The Byron Chronicles originally started as a Darker Projects episode in the anthology “Night Terrors”. It was originally Night Terrors Episode 006: Byron’s Tale. Byron’s Tale has since been renamed to The Byron Chronicles Episode 00. The actor that originally played Byron was Tom Davis.

The time is the present, the place Portland Oregon, USA. Meet Byron. He’s been around for a very very long time, and he’s about to meet a remarkable young woman…hmmmm…That always seems to lead to trouble.

Now that the Byron Chronicles live at Eric Busby Presents, episode 00 has now been named The Pilot Episode, give it a listen if you’ve never heard it. It is quite good, though when you’re used to David Ault as the voice of Byron it’s a little hard to get used to – but well worth it.

Speaking of David Ault, this was David’s first voice acting gig. Funny thing, he had sent an audition sample for a bit part in a Star Trek fanfic, but once Eric Busby heard David’s voice and acting he knew he had to do something. Eric had always wanted to create Byron into a series, all of a sudden he stumbled onto an actor that was perfect (can you imagine The Byron Chronicles without the warm, inviting tones of David Ault?). Thus the Byron Chronicles was born.

The Byron Chronicles was envisioned by Eric in 1995, and boy are we happy he decided to make Byron into the serial it became. And so were so many other people as the Byron Chronicles went on to receive 2 nominations and become a finalist in the AudioVerse Awards in 2015! As well as made it to the showcase of the AudioVerse Awards in 2014!

I original came up with the idea for Byron back in 1995. 20 years ago. And now after several years, the story has reached it conclusion. This is the final tale of the Paleman.

My thanks go out to everyone. But most importantly David Ault who played Byron all these years. Tom Davis who played the original Byron and supported my ideas and the website. And Mindy Rast-Keenan who took my final monologue of the series and really put a far better take on it than I wrote and made it truly magical.

To Midnight Syndicate, Shadow’s Symphony and Kevin Macleod for the use of their musical scores in the making of this.

As well as everyone who ever help me in the making of this series. Without you, it would never have come to be. I’m quite proud of this series and what we have created together.

ReDUX: is an original story inspired by the time travel television series from 1982, Voyagers.The project was created to pay homage to the series but also is done in memory of one of its leading actors, Jon-Erik Hexum, who died in 1984 from a firearms accident on the set of another TV series. Voyagers was canceled after its first season and left unfinished. ReDUXis written with the intention of continuing the idea in a new and more modern way. (Currently being revamped, a couple of ideas are being thrown around and investigated. We’ll post a notice once we figure out what we’re doing with this one.)

Supernatural GenderSWAP: is an audio adaptation of the hit CW series Supernatural. But there’s a twist – brothers Sam and Dean are now sisters Samantha and Deana. We’re exploring how the series may have played out had it been written this way.

Shall We Date: Scarlet Fate is an otome game set in Feudal Japan. We’re currently making plans to do a visual project for Furutsugu’s storyline.

Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman was a popular western medical drama that ran on CBS for six seasons in the 1990s. We’re currently scripting the pilot episode to adapt the show into audio format.

Dear Boss: is an original crime drama / romantic suspense, set in a small Michigan town dealing with a Jack the Ripper copycat. Currently in the planning stages, will be available for sale as an Audible drama.

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